DelayActivity Class
Provides the logic to establish a timer and to wait, asynchronously, for timer's expiration. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System.Workflow.Activities (in System.Workflow.Activities.dll)
System.Workflow.ComponentModel::DependencyObject
System.Workflow.ComponentModel::Activity
System.Workflow.Activities::DelayActivity
[ToolboxBitmapAttribute((DelayActivity^::typeid), "Resources.Delay.png")] [ObsoleteAttribute("The System.Workflow.* types are deprecated. Instead, please use the new types from System.Activities.*")] public ref class DelayActivity sealed : Activity, IEventActivity, IActivityEventListener<QueueEventArgs^>
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DelayActivity() | Initializes a new instance of the DelayActivity class. |
![]() | DelayActivity(String^) | Initializes a new instance of the DelayActivity class using the name of the activity. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Description | |
![]() | DesignMode | Gets the value that indicates whether this instance is in design or run-time mode.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Enabled | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this instance is enabled for execution and validation.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | ExecutionResult | Gets the ActivityExecutionResult of the last attempt to run this instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | ExecutionStatus | Gets the current ActivityExecutionStatus of this instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | IsDynamicActivity | Gets information about whether the activity is executing within the default ActivityExecutionContext of the workflow instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Name | Gets or sets the name of this instance. This name must conform to the variable naming convention of the programming language that is being used in the Workflow project.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Parent | Gets the CompositeActivity that contains this Activity.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | QualifiedName | Gets the qualified name of the activity. Qualified activity names are always unique in a workflow instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Site | Gets or sets a reference to the Site component of the DependencyObject.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | TimeoutDuration | Gets and sets the duration of the delay in the workflow. |
![]() | UserData | Gets an IDictionary that associates custom data with this class instance.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AddHandler(DependencyProperty^, Object^) | Adds a handler for an event of a DependencyObject.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Cancel(ActivityExecutionContext^) | Called by the workflow runtime to cancel execution of an activity that is currently executing.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Clone() | |
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all the resources used by the DependencyObject.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Equals(Object^) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Execute(ActivityExecutionContext^) | Called by the workflow runtime to execute an activity. (Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | GetActivityByName(String^) | |
![]() | GetActivityByName(String^, Boolean) | |
![]() | GetBinding(DependencyProperty^) | Provides access to the ActivityBind associated with the specific DependencyProperty.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | GetValue(DependencyProperty^) | Provides access to the value of the designated DependencyProperty.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | GetValueBase(DependencyProperty^) | Provides access to the bound object of a DependencyProperty and bypasses the GetValue override.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | HandleFault(ActivityExecutionContext^, Exception^) | Called when an exception is raised within the context of the execution of this instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Initialize(IServiceProvider^) | Called by the workflow runtime to initialize an activity during the construction of a new workflow instance. This method is called during the construction of a dynamic ActivityExecutionContext.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Invoke<T>(EventHandler<T>^, T) | Subscribes an EventHandler and invokes that delegate.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Invoke<T>(IActivityEventListener<T>^, T) | Subscribes an IActivityEventListener<T> and invokes that delegate.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | IsBindingSet(DependencyProperty^) | Indicates whether the value of a DependencyProperty is set as a binding. See SetBinding.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | MetaEquals(DependencyObject^) | Determines whether the metaproperties of this DependencyObject equals the metaproperties of the parameterized DependencyObject.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | OnActivityExecutionContextLoad(IServiceProvider^) | Called by the workflow runtime whenever an ActivityExecutionContext is loaded. For example, this method is called during the creation of an ActivityExecutionContext as well as every time the ActivityExecutionContext is reincarnated when a workflow instance is loaded from persistent storage.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | OnActivityExecutionContextUnload(IServiceProvider^) | Called by the workflow runtime whenever an ActivityExecutionContext is unloaded. For example, this method is called during completion of an ActivityExecutionContext as well as every time the ActivityExecutionContext is unloaded when a workflow instance is persisted.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | RaiseEvent(DependencyProperty^, Object^, EventArgs^) | |
![]() | RaiseGenericEvent<T>(DependencyProperty^, Object^, T) | Raises the event associated with the referenced DependencyProperty.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | RegisterForStatusChange(DependencyProperty^, IActivityEventListener<ActivityExecutionStatusChangedEventArgs^>^) | Registers the specified DependencyProperty for the status change event.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | RemoveHandler(DependencyProperty^, Object^) | Removes an EventHandler from an associated DependencyProperty.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | RemoveProperty(DependencyProperty^) | Removes a DependencyProperty from the DependencyObject.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | Save(Stream^) | |
![]() | Save(Stream^, IFormatter^) | Writes the Activity to a Stream for persistence using the custom IFormatter provided for serialization.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | SetBinding(DependencyProperty^, ActivityBind^) | Sets the ActivityBind for the specified DependencyProperty. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | SetReadOnlyPropertyValue(DependencyProperty^, Object^) | Sets the value of a DependencyProperty, which is read-only.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | SetValue(DependencyProperty^, Object^) | Sets the value of the DependencyProperty to the object.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | SetValueBase(DependencyProperty^, Object^) | Sets the value of the DependencyProperty to the specified Object, bypassing the SetValue.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() | ToString() | Provides a string that represents this instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Uninitialize(IServiceProvider^) | When overridden in a derived class, provides un-initialization by a service provider for the activity. (Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | UnregisterForStatusChange(DependencyProperty^, IActivityEventListener<ActivityExecutionStatusChangedEventArgs^>^) | Un-registers the specified DependencyProperty for the status change event.(Inherited from Activity.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | InitializeTimeoutDurationEvent | Represents the DependencyProperty that targets the InitializeTimeoutDuration event. |
![]() ![]() | TimeoutDurationProperty | Represents the DependencyProperty that targets the TimeoutDuration property. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Canceling | Occurs when the activity execution is canceled. (Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | Closed | |
![]() | Compensating | |
![]() | Executing | |
![]() | Faulting | Occurs when an exception is raised during the running of the instance.(Inherited from Activity.) |
![]() | InitializeTimeoutDuration | Occurs before the time-out duration starts. |
![]() | StatusChanged | Occurs when the ActivityExecutionStatus of a running Activity changes.(Inherited from Activity.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | IComponent::Disposed | Represents the method that handles the Disposed event of a component.(Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IEventActivity::Subscribe(ActivityExecutionContext^, IActivityEventListener<QueueEventArgs^>^) | Creates the subscription of the DelayActivity to an event. |
![]() ![]() | IEventActivity::Unsubscribe(ActivityExecutionContext^, IActivityEventListener<QueueEventArgs^>^) | Cancels the subscription of the DelayActivity to an event. |
![]() ![]() | IActivityEventListener<QueueEventArgs^>::OnEvent(Object^, QueueEventArgs^) | Defines the processing procedure when the subscribed-to event occurs. |
![]() ![]() | IEventActivity::QueueName | Gets the name of the workflow queue that will be delivered when the timer expires. |
Note |
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This material discusses types and namespaces that are obsolete. For more information, see Deprecated Types in Windows Workflow Foundation 4.5. |
When notified that its timer has expired, a DelayActivity completes its execution.
You can set a time out on the DelayActivity so that your workflow pauses before resuming execution. You specify the TimeoutDuration using TimeSpan. This causes your workflow to pause until the specified TimeSpan has elapsed.
The DelayActivity class runs the code method associated with the InitializeTimeoutDuration event before the activity starts and the code-beside method can be used to initialize the TimeoutDuration property.
The DelayActivity is guaranteed to complete no sooner than the indicated TimeoutDuration. The delay can take longer because the timer notification might occur some time after the TimeoutDuration is reached. One reason for a longer delay is if the workflow is running under high system stress in a server environment.
The following code example demonstrates how to create a new instance of the DelayActivity class. This code example is part of the SimpleStateMachineWorkflow SDK Sample from the StateMachineWorkflow.cs file. For more information, see Simple State Machine.
Available since 3.0
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
System.Workflow.Activities Namespace
Delay Sample











